Loukia Rikaki

Loukia Rikaki (1961-2011) was born in Piraeus. She studied Art History, film, graphic arts, and photography at Dartington College of Arts in the UK. Recognized as "one of the most creative voices in contemporary Greek cinema," she lost her battle with cancer on December 28, 2011, at the age of 50. She left behind five feature films ("Journey to Australia," 1990, "Quartet in 4 Movements," 1994, "Symphony of Characters," 1999, "Comedy Nights," 2001, "Hold Me," 2007), documentaries, short films, theater directions, and stand-up comedy performances.